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Vicente Luque says he’s earned title showdown with Kamaru Usman
Vicente Luque believes he deserves a title shot against Kamaru Usman. Having signed with the UFC in 2015, the Brazilian has proven himself to be one of the most exciting fighters in the division. In 16 fights, Luque has earned Performance of the Night bonuses on four occasions and four Fight of the Night bonuses. […]
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Nate Diaz continues to show interest in Vicente Luque fight
Nate Diaz seems to be looking to get back in the octagon before 2022. After recent back and forths with his old foe in Conor McGregor and Gilbert Burns, Diaz has shown interest in the surging Vicente Luque. On Monday, the Stockton, California native shared even further openness toward the matchup. So let’s fight pic.twitter.com/lN0raom82L […]
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Nate Diaz seemingly accepts Vicente Luque’s callout
Nate Diaz appears to have accepted Vicente Luque’s callout. After Luque’s past couple of wins, he has said he wanted to fight Diaz next but the Stockton, native has yet to respond. However, the Brazilian continues to call his shot as he says it’s a fight that makes sense and a scrap he wants. “I […]
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Vicente Luque open to being backup for Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2 at UFC 268
UFC welterweight title contender Vicente Luque says he is open to being the backup for Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2 at UFC 268. Luque is one of the hottest fighters at 170lbs right now as he’s won his last four fights in a row — all by stoppage — including a D’Arce choke submission […]
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Vicente Luque explains why he will be the one who will dethrone Kamaru Usman
One of the top contenders at 170lbs, Vicente Luque explained why he will be the one who will dethrone UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Luque submitted Michael Chiesa with a D’Arce choke to move into the top-five rankings at 170lbs. “The Silent Assassin” has now won his last four fights in a row — all […]
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Kamaru Usman more interested in fighting Vicente Luque than Leon Edwards, according to manager
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is more interested in fighting Vicente Luque than Leon Edwards, according to manager Ali Abdelaziz. Luque submitted Michael Chiesa with a first-round D’Arce choke to improve his win streak to five straight fights and make it into the top-five rankings at 170lbs. Unlike many of the other top contenders in […]
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Vicente Luque wants title shot against Kamaru Usman following incredible finish at UFC 265
Top contender Vicente Luque wants a title shot against UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman following his incredible finish at UFC 265. Luque finished Michael Chiesa with a D’Arce choke in the first round of their welterweight bout on the UFC 265 main card. The win was the fourth in a row for Luque, all by […]
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Vicente Luque reacts after submitting Michael Chiesa with a D’Arce choke at UFC 265
Top-ranked welterweight title contender Vicente Luque reacted after submitting Michael Chiesa with a D’Arce choke at UFC 265. Luque was coming into this fight against Chiesa off of a D’Arce choke victory over Tyron Woodley in his last fight, and he went back to his signature move here against Chiesa at UFC 265. After Luque […]
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Gilbert Burns says he will never fight his “brother” Vicente Luque in the UFC
Top-ranked UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns says that he will never fight his “brother” Vicente Luque inside the Octagon. Burns defeated Stephen Thompson last month at UFC 264 to solidify his spot in the top-five at 170lbs, while Luque submitted Michael Chiesa at UFC 265 to announce that he is a top contender, too. Naturally, […]
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Dana White says Vicente Luque is “now in the title picture” following submission win over Michael Chiesa at UFC 265
UFC president Dana White says that Vicente Luque is “now in the title picture” following his submission win over Michael Chiesa at UFC 265. The No. 6 ranked welterweight in the UFC heading into this matchup, Luque used a D’arce choke to submit Chiesa in the first round of their 170lbs fight on the UFC […]
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Michael Chiesa issues statement following first round submission loss to Vicente Luque at UFC 265
Michael Chiesa has issued a statement after suffering a first round submission loss to Vicente Luque at tonight’s UFC 265 event in Houston. Chiesa (18-5 MMA) had entered tonight’s bout sporting a four-fight winning steak, his latest being a drubbing of Neil Magny in January. ‘Maverick’ had most previously tasted defeated at the hands of […]
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Pros react after Vicente Luque submits Michael Chiesa at UFC 265
A key welterweight bout between perennial division contenders Michael Chiesa and Vicente Luque took place on tonight’s UFC 265 main card. Chiesa (18-5 MMA) had entered tonight’s bout sporting a four-fight winning steak, his latest being a drubbing of Neil Magny back in January. ‘Maverick’ had most previously tasted defeated at the hands of Anthony […]
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UFC 265 Results: Vicente Luque taps Michael Chiesa in Round 1 (Video)
A key welterweight bout between perennial division contenders Michael Chiesa and Vicente Luque takes place on tonight’s UFC 265 main card. Chiesa (18-4 MMA) will enter tonight’s bout sporting a four-fight winning steak, his latest being a drubbing of Neil Magny back in January. ‘Maverick’ has not tasted defeat since July of 2018, when he […]
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Vicente Luque says UFC 265 scrap against Michael Chiesa “will be the Fight of the Night” if he doesn’t get the KO win
Vicente Luque thought he would be fighting Michael Chiesa after his win over Tyron Woodley in March. Luque and Chiesa are currently ranked fifth and sixth at welterweight and both are dark horses of the division. It’s an intriguing matchup but for the Brazilian, he knows stylistic, it’s a striker vs. grappler matchup. Luque is […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 46 with Vicente Luque, Casey Kenney, Alonzo Menifield, and Ode Osbourne
The 46th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 265. We’re first joined by sixth-ranked UFC welterweight, Vicente Luque (2:31) joins the show. Next, UFC bantamweight, Casey Kenney (14:32) comes on. UFC light heavyweight, Alonzo Menifield (25:56) then joins the program. Closing out the show is UFC […]
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Vicente Luque vs. Michael Chiesa set for UFC 265
An exciting welterweight bout between top-10 ranked contenders Vicente Luque and Michael Chiesa is the latest addition to the UFC 265 card. Cageside Press reported that Luque and Chiesa will meet at UFC 265, which takes place on August 7. The event is rumored to take place at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, with UFC […]
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Vicente Luque explains why he will never fight Gilbert Burns
Vicente Luque and Gilbert Burns are both top-six welterweights, yet the two will never fight one another. Burns and Luque have been teammates and friends for years. Burns is coming off a TKO loss to his former teammate in Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title and will face Stephen Thomson at UFC 264. It’s a […]
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Vicente Luque wants Colby Covington next after Nate Diaz gets booked: “It’s the fight I need”
Vicente Luque has shifted his focus to Colby Covington. At UFC 260, Luque picked up the biggest win of his career as he scored a first-round submission win over Tyron Woodley. It was a solid performance for Luque and he wants to keep the momentum going by fighting some ranked above him. “It sets me […]
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Vicente Luque believes he “sent a message to the division” with his “decisive” win over Tyron Woodley
Vicente Luque was pleased with his win over Tyron Woodley at UFC 260. In the co-main event of the pay-per-view card, Luque knew he had to beat Woodley in order to prove he’s a future title challenger. Although the former champ was on a three-fight losing streak and wasn’t throwing many punches, Luque expected a […]
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Vicente Luque: ‘I wanted to fight Jorge Masvidal’ until Kamaru Usman ‘took’ it from him
At UFC 260, Vicente Luque finished a former champion in the first round. Afterward, he was hoping to challenge the BMF himself. Unfortunately for Luque, Jorge Masvidal has now been granted a rematch with the current undisputed UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman. Thus throwing a wrench in the Brazilian’s plan. “The fight I really wanted, […]
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Vicente Luque issues statement following submission win over Tyron Woodley at UFC 260
UFC welterweight contender Vicente Luque issued a statement following his submission win over Tyron Woodley in the co-main event of UFC 260. Luque took on Woodley in one of the biggest fights of his career to date, and he passed the test with flying colors when he submitted the former UFC welterweight champion with a […]
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Vicente Luque calls out Nate Diaz following submission win over Tyron Woodley
UFC welterweight contender Vicente Luque called out Nate Diaz following his first-round submission win over Tyron Woodley at UFC 260. Luque picked up the biggest win of his UFC career to date when he submitted Woodley in the co-main event of UFC 260 with a D’arce choke. It was a wild fight for as long […]
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Tyron Woodley reacts following submission loss to Vicente Luque at UFC 260
Tyron Woodley was looking to avoid a fourth consecutive loss when he squared off with Vicente Luque in the co-main event of UFC 260. The UFC’s former welterweight kingpin, Woodley (19-6-1 MMA), had most previously competed in September of 2020, where he suffered a TKO loss to rival Colby Covington. That setback was preceded by […]
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Pros react after Vicente Luque stops Tyron Woodley at UFC 260
Tonight’s UFC 260 event was co-headlined by a key welterweight fight featuring former division champ Tyron Woodley taking on Vicente Luque. Woodley (19-7-1 MMA) was hoping to snap his three-fight losing skid when he squared off with Luque this evening. ‘The Chosen One’ was coming off a TKO loss to Colby Covington in his most […]
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UFC 260 Result: Vicente Luque submits Tyron Woodley in Round 1 (Video)
Tonight’s UFC 260 event is co-headlined by a key welterweight fight featuring former division champion Tyron Woodley taking on Vicente Luque. Woodley (19-6-1 MMA) will be hoping to snap his current three-fight losing skid when he squares off with Luque this evening. ‘The Chosen One’ is coming off a TKO loss to Colby Covington in […]
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Vicente Luque expecting a “dangerous” Tyron Woodley, but expects to finish him at UFC 260
Vicente Luque is eager to share the Octagon with Tyron Woodley. On the main card of this Saturday’s UFC 260 pay-per-view, Luque is set to face another top-10 opponent as he looks to climb the welterweight ranks. After he came up short against Stephen Thompson, he rallied off back-to-back wins over Niko Price and Randy […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 33 with Vicente Luque, Khama Worthy, Gillian Robertson, and Modestas Bukauskas
The 33rd episode of Just Scrap Radio with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 260. We’re first joined by the 10th-ranked UFC welterweight contender, Vicente Luque (2:28). Next, UFC lightweight, Khama Worthy (20:56) comes on. 15th-ranked UFC flyweight, Gillian Robertson (35:02) joins the show. Closing out the program is UFC light heavyweight, Modestas Bukauskas […]
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Photo | Tyron Woodley in fantastic shape ahead of Vicente Luque fight at UFC 260
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley looks to be in fantastic shape ahead of his fight against Vicente Luque at UFC 260. Woodley is looking to snap a three-fight losing skid when he meets Luque next Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC 260. The 38-year-old St. Louis native is the No. 7 ranked […]